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I recently got an email after one of my talks I did on Buzz. (Listen Here) in my talk I challenge teams to go home and brainstorm 25 ways re-engage those who have previously experienced or tried your product, service or have attended your church. The email stated that their team was having trouble coming…

So one of my assistants recently had very poor customer service from a furniture company out of New York State. Being the social media guy that I am, I instantly got on Twitter to see if their company was there. Sure enough, they were. Within 10 minutes of having the conversation with my assistant, I…

In April, I’ll once again be speaking at the Exponential Conference in Orlando, FL. The theme of the even this year is, “DiscipleShift.” In preparation for the event, they asked me to submit an article on how we define “Discipleship” at Next Level Church. Below is the article I wrote. I wanted you, the faithful…

Culture says… “This is what we do here.” “This is how we are here.” “This is what we feel here.” In its simplest form, culture is… What we do… How we behave… What we feel… …that’s the essence of culture… Do. Are. Feel. Wise is the leader who knows how to define those three…

As of Monday, February 4th, 2013, we are finally able to Go Public with the announcement that We’re going to be doing a God of the Underdogs Series this fall in hundreds of churches across America. Of course, we’d love to have your church participate! For more information and to register your church go to:…

I recently had lunch with a leader in our church who made the comment about me, “I think you are the busiest guy I know. How do you do it all?” Now, admittedly, I still have a lot to learn in this game of time management, and I’m learning more everyday as I step into…

  To kick off 2013, our entire church is reading The Circle Maker, by Mark Batterson and we’re also doing the series as our New Year’s / January series. On page 110, Mark gives an interesting prayer that he prays that is rocking me right now… “God, complicate my life.” He says, “The blessings of God…

For those of you who are apart of Next Level Church, this is the Simplified Outline for “How I Pray Circles around My Life.” Feel free to copy it, use it, take it, modify it, whatever you need to do to find it helpful to spend time with God. That’s why its here. If you…